Changes between Initial Version and Version 1 of Bitten Slave Daemon Windows

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Oct 24, 2009, 10:01:25 PM (15 years ago)

Author:

anonymous

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Bitten Slave Daemon Windows

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+= Configuring a Windows Bitten Slave =
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+These steps should enable a bitten slave on windows for building and testing FiPy.
+
+ * Install pythonxy <http://www.pythonxy.com>
+ * Install pysparse <http://pysparse.sf.net>
+ * Go to the command line and type "{{{python}}}" and then type "{{{import pysparse}}}" and "{{{import numpy}}}" to check that everything is basically working.
+ * Install bitten "{{{easy_install http://svn.edgewall.org/repos/bitten/trunk/}}}"
+ * Create a "{{{bitten.ini}}}" file in a directory. Something like
+   {{{
+   [fipy]
+   inline=True
+   Trilinos=False
+   }}}
+ * Execute the bitten command "{{{bitten-slave --verbose --config=bitten.ini --log=bitten.log http://www.matforge.org/fipy/builds}}}"
+ * You should now have a working bitten slave. Of course, the bitten slave may go down periodically, like when you log off. To keep the slave running there are a number of options. Some involve creating a windows service, which I couldn't get working, but are probably better. An alternative is to just create a scheduled task. To start, create a python file "{{{bittenLaunch.py}}}" along side "{{{bitten.ini}}}" that simply relaunches the bitten slave if "{{{bitten-slave}}}" is not found with the "{{{tasklist}}}" command.
+{{{
+#!python
+
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import subprocess, time
+
+cmd = ['bitten-slave.exe',
+          '--verbose',
+          '--config=bitten.ini',
+          '--log=bitten.log',
+          'http://www.matforge.org/fipy/builds']
+
+
+if cmd[0] not in subprocess.Popen('tasklist', shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE).stdout.read()[:]:
+    p = subprocess.Popen(cmd, shell=True, stderr=subprocess.PIPE, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
+}}}
+ * Add the above script as a scheduled task.
+  - Go to "{{{Start -> Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Services}}}"
+  - Make sure the Task Scheduler is running and set to automatic.
+  - Log off and log on and check that the Task Scheduler is still running.
+  - Go to "{{{Start -> Accessories -> System Tools -> Scheduled Tasks}}}"
+  - Add "{{{\path\to\bittenLaunch.py}}}" along with the correct location to run in.
+  - To get the task to run very frequently (every few minutes), click on the "{{{schedule}}}" tab and then click on "{{{advanced}}}". Also set the time for allowing this frequency to the maximum (9999 hours).
+